NO345822B1 - Method for handling malfunctioning vehicles on a track system and a storage and retrieval system using such a method - Google Patents

Method for handling malfunctioning vehicles on a track system and a storage and retrieval system using such a method Download PDF

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NO345822B1
NO345822B1 NO20191462A NO20191462A NO345822B1 NO 345822 B1 NO345822 B1 NO 345822B1 NO 20191462 A NO20191462 A NO 20191462A NO 20191462 A NO20191462 A NO 20191462A NO 345822 B1 NO345822 B1 NO 345822B1
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Priority to ES20819687T priority patent/ES3062056T3/es
Priority to JP2022534719A priority patent/JP7659557B2/ja
Priority to CA3160745A priority patent/CA3160745A1/fr
Priority to EP20819687.3A priority patent/EP4072975B1/fr
Priority to PCT/EP2020/084218 priority patent/WO2021115864A1/fr
Priority to EP24223416.9A priority patent/EP4545452A3/fr
Priority to CN202080095969.5A priority patent/CN115066380B/zh
Priority to KR1020227023224A priority patent/KR20220106835A/ko
Priority to CN202411343664.8A priority patent/CN119117517A/zh
Publication of NO20191462A1 publication Critical patent/NO20191462A1/en
Publication of NO345822B1 publication Critical patent/NO345822B1/en
Priority to US19/042,213 priority patent/US20250171229A1/en

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NO20191462A NO345822B1 (en) 2019-12-10 2019-12-10 Method for handling malfunctioning vehicles on a track system and a storage and retrieval system using such a method
EP20819687.3A EP4072975B1 (fr) 2019-12-10 2020-12-02 Procédé de manipulation de véhicules fonctionnant mal sur un système de rails et système de stockage et de récupération utilisant un tel procédé
ES20819687T ES3062056T3 (en) 2019-12-10 2020-12-02 Method for handling malfunctioning vehicles on a track system and a storage and retrieval system using such a method
JP2022534719A JP7659557B2 (ja) 2019-12-10 2020-12-02 軌道システム上で動作不良車両を荷役するための方法およびそのような方法を使用する倉庫システム
CA3160745A CA3160745A1 (fr) 2019-12-10 2020-12-02 Procede de manipulation de vehicules fonctionnant mal sur un systeme de rails et systeme de stockage et de recuperation utilisant un tel procede
US17/783,964 US12325588B2 (en) 2019-12-10 2020-12-02 Method for handling malfunctioning vehicles on a track system and a storage and retrieval system using such a method
PCT/EP2020/084218 WO2021115864A1 (fr) 2019-12-10 2020-12-02 Procédé de manipulation de véhicules fonctionnant mal sur un système de rails et système de stockage et de récupération utilisant un tel procédé
EP24223416.9A EP4545452A3 (fr) 2019-12-10 2020-12-02 Procédé de manipulation de véhicules défectueux sur un système de voie et système de stockage et de récupération utilisant un tel procédé
CN202080095969.5A CN115066380B (zh) 2019-12-10 2020-12-02 用于处置轨道系统上的故障车辆的方法以及使用该方法的存储和取回系统
KR1020227023224A KR20220106835A (ko) 2019-12-10 2020-12-02 트랙 시스템 상의 오동작 차량을 핸들링하기 위한 방법 및 이러한 방법을 사용하는 저장 및 회수 시스템
CN202411343664.8A CN119117517A (zh) 2019-12-10 2020-12-02 用于处置轨道系统上的故障车辆的方法和相关的系统
US19/042,213 US20250171229A1 (en) 2019-12-10 2025-01-31 Method for handling malfunctioning vehicles on a track system and a storage and retrieval system using such a method

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